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Cabarrus County Public Library June 2017 W Provide outreach focused on Bilingual Library Assistant, June 10, 2017 Summer Reading to relevant Library staff agencies ■ Host a celebratory event for CLC, Literacy Coordinator, July 1, 2017 Tutors and literacy students, Bilingual Library Assistant including group classes, at the library b. EVALUATION a. How will you document the "outputs," or countable products of the grant? Before and after data is important to accurately measure and report effectiveness. Currently, data is kept on all general project areas by library staff, which would be categorized further into Spanish service areas supported by the grant (program numbers, program attendance, circulation, outreach events, etc.). The Bilingual Library Assistant would maintain statistics directly related to the project. Information on literacy students, tutors, and classes is also currently on- going, and will continue throughout the project year. This includes number of group classes serving ESOL /LEP students, individual ESOL /LEP students, number of tutors, ratio of tutors to students, and availability of materials, all maintained by the Literacy Coordinator. Data will be analyzed both halfway through the project timeline and the end of the project year to ensure on -going efforts are made to meet the needs of the Hispanic community. A Patron Satisfaction Survey will also be offered in Spanish at the beginning and end of the project to evaluate outcome- based measures. b. How will you illustrate whether the project reached or moved toward the intended outcomes? How will you document the changes brought about, in part, as a result of the project in the target audience's behavior, attitudes, skills, knowledge, status, or life condition? Along with the annual patron satisfaction survey being offered in Spanish for the first time, CCPL is an active participant in Project Outcome through the Public Library Association. Project Outcome currently offers a variety of resources CCPL would utilize throughout the course of this project, including training for staff responsible for collecting and maintaining data, case studies, and impact surveys that can be translated into Spanish and issued at many different points on the project timeline. Due to established ESOL /LEP classes for Spanish speakers, library administration also intends to form focus groups with each set of students to assess and record their knowledge and use of library EZ Literacy & Lifelong LeA ffi i��,§ number 1 In G -4 Page 229